wonderful new ship. sky walk and bar offered a new and different view. when moving the view while walking can be disorienting. uniqueness seemed to wear off as cruise wore on to most passengers. the lack of a walk around on deck 7 was troublesome to me. not to actually walk but the lack of a covered, shaded place to sit. the disjointed areas [forward area- rarely open], mid ship at crooners and facets and aft are connected by life boat areas which were never open to passengers. none of these areas provide any cover so you selected a side [when open] based on sun location. starboard aft is the smoking area. these aft open areas had wooden padded chairs and were the best seats available. few passengers seemed to have found the area and was a quieter part of the ship.

lido burger and pizza restaurants were same size as grand princess even with 1000 more passengers. burger side was always understaffed when we went. area under big screen often in use by bands or setting up or breaking down so not a pass through. made moving about awkward and more crowded than necessary. skeet shooting was crowded when open and seemed to lack any ventilation. whole thing just seems crowded and lacks flow.

really nice ship and wouldn't go again mainly because of deck 7. regal princess is reported to have fixed the walk around but not the shade. there are small covered areas on lido deck. there is no access to a forward view except through the pay access serenity area. really missed that.